A Stoughton man who fatally shot a rival through a window as the victim lay in bed has been convicted of second-degree murder.Michael Blanchard was convicted Tuesday in Norfolk Superior Court of killing 21-year-old Stephen Erving at about 3:30 a.m. on March 16, 2010.Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Blanchard fired several rounds from a 9 mm pistol through Erving's first-floor bedroom window.Authorities say the men knew each other and had a long-running feud.Blanchard's lawyer has said the Erving had previously threatened his client.Sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday. Second-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole in 15 years.

DEDHAM, Mass. —

A Stoughton man who fatally shot a rival through a window as the victim lay in bed has been convicted of second-degree murder.

Michael Blanchard was convicted Tuesday in Norfolk Superior Court of killing 21-year-old Stephen Erving at about 3:30 a.m. on March 16, 2010.